Should Music Videos Have to Disclose Product Placement? Pitchfork Jessica Meiselman In the first seconds of DJ Khaled’s video for “I’m the One,” the camera pans onto him inserting a Beats branded earbud into his ear. He speaks into the...
READ MOREComing soon to Facebook Watch: sponsored shows Facebook Watch is barely out of the gate, but publishers are already trying to sell advertisers on sponsored shows on the fledgling video-viewing platform. Business Insider’s lifestyle brand Insider...
READ MORE#FTCcrackdown: What Brands Need to Know about Using Influencers to Advertise their Products Lexology Foley & Lardner LLP Social media influencers have become one of the most effective channels for companies to reach and engage with their...
READ MOREAdvertisers decry Canada’s proposed restrictions on marketing food to kids The Globe and Mail SUSAN KRASHINSKY ROBERTSON A group representing Canadian advertisers is criticizing proposed restrictions on marketing food and beverages to children...
READ MOREThis Influencer Marketing Shop Created Fake Accounts to Prove That the Industry Is Full of Ad Fraud AdWeek Evan Asano Influencer marketing is one of the fastest growing channels in advertising, with our research estimating that $1 billion was...
READ MOREThese 42 Disney apps are allegedly spying on your kids The Washington Post Brian Fung and Hamza Shaban The Walt Disney Co. secretly collects personal information on some of their youngest customers and shares that data illegally with advertisers...
READ MOREHow brands are tapping into consumers’ faces – and brains The Drum Lisa Lacy This type of facial recognition technology is also being used at airports to both improve the boarding process and to enhance security – at least allegedly. But it can...
READ MOREBaby Formula Industry Spends More On Marketing Than Governments Do Supporting Breastfeeding Moms HuffPost Eleanor Goldberg Research continues to show that breastfeeding is the ideal nutrition option for babies. Yet worldwide breastfeeding rates...
READ MOREWatchdog Group Files Complaint Over Google Tracking In-Person Purchases NPR CAMILA DOMONOSKE A privacy watchdog group has filed a complaint with the FTC over Google’s system for tracking purchases Internet users make in person, at physical...
READ MORECelebrity Influencers Continue to Flout FTC Disclosure Rules JD Supra The Uninfluenced Last fall, national advocacy group Public Citizen sent a report to the Federal Trade Commission alleging that more than 100 “influencers” – actors, musicians...
READ MOREFBI warns parents of privacy risks associated with internet-connected toys CNBC The FBI on Monday warned parents of privacy and safety risks from children’s toys connected to the internet. In an advisory posted on its website, the Federal...
READ MORESesame Street and Chrysler Are Tapping Your Nostalgia With a Game Show That Touts Minivans AdWeek Kristina Monllos A paparazzo has found his way onto the set of an atypical outdoor Sesame Street shoot. He’s trying to snap a picture of a...
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